BEXHILL or BEXHILL-ON-SEA, a municipal borough and watering-place, Sussex, England, 62 m. S.E. by S. of London, on the Southern railway. Pop. (1891) 5,206; (1931) 21,229. The ancient village, with the Norman and Early English church of St. Peter, lies inland on the slope of the low hills fringing the coast. Bexhill has developed very rapidly since about 1884. It has a marine parade, pier, and kursaal, while the climate is bracing and the neighbouring country pleasant. It was incorporated in 1902, with a mayor, six aldermen and 18 councillors. Area 7,993 acres. For purposes of parliamentary representation it is included in the Rye division of Sussex.